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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Laurence Mizell
Laurence Mizell
Composer
Larry Gordon
Larry Gordon
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fonce Mizell
Fonce Mizell
Producer
Fred Perren
Fred Perren
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, baby
Lookin' good
Lookin' real fine
Ooh, ooh, ooh (Lady, lady)
Lady (Girl)
[Verse 2]
My woman
Liberated lady of today
Remember all our childhood days? (Do you remember?)
Boy and girl, we used to play
(Do you remember?) Do you remember, baby?
[Verse 3]
Hey, freedom (Freedom)
Emancipation's what you found
Legislation put me down, oh yeah (Oh yeah)
What happened to yesterday? (Oh, what happened?)
[Verse 4]
Oh (Yesterday), woman of the world
Now that your eyes meet mine, you see
A brand new generation
You're where you want to be
(You've come a long way, baby)
Woo, woman (You've come a long way, baby)
[Verse 5]
Ooh, hey, woman (Woman of the world)
Chauvinism's day is done, oh yeah (Chauvinism's day is done)
Now there's isn't anyone, (Now there isn't anyone ) no, no
For you to look up to (You're on your own now)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (You're on your own)
[Verse 6]
Lady, hey baby
If independence is your thing, listen, oh yeah
You got the world on a string
Go on and take your time (Take it, baby, oh)
[Verse 7]
Oh, woman of the world
What would you prefer be done? (What would you prefer be done?)
After all we've done together (Together)
Oh, you want to pull away now
[Verse 8]
(You've come a long way, baby) Hey, woman of the world
(You've come a long way, baby) My yesterday girl
(You've come a long way, baby) Little lady, oh, go
(You've come a long way, baby) Baby, it's your show, it's show
(You've come a long way, baby)
(You've come a long way, baby, woman of the world) Woman, woman
Woman of the world (You've come a long way, baby)
(Hey, hey, yeah) Yesterday girl
(You've come a long way, baby)
They all know (You've come a long way, baby)
It's your show, it's your show
It's your, it's your show (Woman) (You've come a long way, baby)
Baby, it's your show (Woman) (You've come a long way, baby)
Baby, it's your show (You've come a long way, baby)
Uh, from a, from a, from a woman of the world
(You've come a long way, baby)
Woo (You've come a long way, baby)
Written by: Larry Gordon, Laurence Mizell
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